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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Norfolk Division
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FILED
APRIL - 3 2009
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT
NORFOLK, VA
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
v.
TODD M. MOSIMAN,
Defendant.
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Criminal No. 2:09cr 47
18 U.S.C. § 371
Conspiracy to Defraud
the United States
Filed: 04/03/09
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CRIMINAL INFORMATION
THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY CHARGES THAT:
I. INTRODUCTORY ALLEGATIONS
1. Defendant Todd M. MOSIMAN resided in the Eastern District of Virginia throughout
calendar years 2004 and 2005, and lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
2. During at least the calendar years 2004 and 2005, the United States Navy's Elevator
Support Unit ("ESU") project was handled by a prime contractor, a limited liability corporation
in the Eastern District of Virginia (hereinafter referred to as "PC"). PC's contract with the Navy
required it to provide engineering, technical and repair support to maintain elevator equipment on
Navy aircraft carriers and support vessels. Pursuant to PC's contract with the Navy, PC assisted
the Navy in material procurement. When materials were needed for elevator repair or
maintenance, PC's personnel solicited quotes from vendors. To maintain a competitive
procurement process, PC's personnel routinely solicited three quotes for purchases over $2,500.
For each procurement, PC's personnel forwarded quotes PC had received to the Navy and
recommended that the Navy enter into contracts with the low bidder. The Navy then entered into
a contract with the recommended vendor and purchased materials pursuant to the contract
(hereinafter referred to as an "ESU-related Material Contract").
3. From at least as early as June 2004 through at least October 2005, MOSIMAN was an
owner of an unincorporated company ("Vendor-1") which had its principal place of business in
Chesapeake, Virginia, and that had bid for ESU-related Material Contracts.
4. During the period beginning sometime prior to June 2004 until at least October 2005, PC
employed a person (hereinafter referred to as "CO-CONSPIRATOR A") who was ultimately
responsible for determining which vendors PC's personnel would solicit for quotes and which
vendors they would recommend to the Navy for ESU-related Material Contracts. CO-CONSPIRATOR A also selected and supervised the employees of PC who were involved in this
solicitation and recommendation process. CO-CONSPIRATOR A was also involved in the
determination of what materials were needed for elevator repair or maintenance. As an employee
of PC, CO-CONSPIRATOR A was not permitted to engage in any private business or
professional activity or to enter into any financial transaction that involved the direct or indirect
use of information that was not available to the public, and was not permitted to use his/her
position with PC in any way to induce anyone to provide any benefit either to CO-CONSPIRATOR A or to anyone else.
II. CONSPIRACY
5. From at least as early as June 2004, continuing until at least March 2005, in at least the
Eastern District of Virginia, MOSIMAN and CO-CONSPIRATOR A knowingly and willfully
conspired and agreed to defraud the United States Navy by, among other things, having CO-CONSPIRATOR A circumvent the competitive procurement process for ESU-related Material
Contracts and steer ESU-related Material Contracts to Vendor-1. This conspiracy was in
violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.
III. THE MANNER AND MEANS BY
WHICH THE CONSPIRACY WAS CARRIED OUT
6. It was part of the conspiracy that MOSIMAN and CO-CONSPIRATOR A agreed to and
did create Vendor-1.
7. As part of the conspiracy, it was further agreed, among other things, that:
- CO-CONSPIRATOR A, through CO-CONSPIRATOR A's position at PC, would
assist Vendor-1 in winning ESU-related Material Contracts for fabricated metal, by among other
things:
- directing CO-CONSPIRATOR A's subordinates at PC to solicit
MOSIMAN to submit quotes on behalf of Vendor-1 to sell fabricated metal (including but not
limited to filler tracks and universal joints) for ESU-related Material Contracts; and
- talking with MOSIMAN concerning the amount Vendor-1 would quote
before MOSIMAN would submit any quote to PC for ESU-related Material Contracts;
- MOSIMAN and CO-CONSPIRATOR A would have joint access to Vendor-1's
bank account, including the proceeds from Vendor-1's sales to the Navy pursuant to ESU-related
Material Contracts;
- MOSIMAN would present himself to PC and the Navy as being the sole owner and president of Vendor-1; and
- MOSIMAN and CO-CONSPIRATOR A would conceal CO-CONSPIRATOR A's involvement with Vendor-1 from PC and the Navy.
IV. OVERT ACTS
8. In furtherance of the conspiracy and to effect the illegal objects thereof, the following
overt acts, among others, were committed in the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere:
- On or about June 30, 2004, MOSIMAN and CO-CONSPIRATOR A opened a
joint bank account for Vendor-1 at Monarch Bank, 750 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA
(hereinafter referred to as "Vendor-1's Monarch Bank Account"). The title of this account bore
the name of Vendor-1 and the signatories were MOSIMAN and CO-CONSPIRATOR A, both of
whom were listed as partners. Pursuant to the Partnership Resolution of Authority signed by
MOSIMAN and CO-CONSPIRATOR A in connection with Vendor-1's Monarch Bank Account,
MOSIMAN and CO-CONSPIRATOR A each had full access rights and all powers relating to
this bank account throughout the period of at least June 30, 2004 until the account was closed on
October 14, 2005, including the power to "endorse checks and orders for the payment of money
or otherwise withdraw or transfer funds on deposit with [Monarch Bank]."
- On or about the dates listed in column D of the following chart,
- CO-CONSPIRATOR A directed a subordinate at PC to contact MOSIMAN
to submit quotes on behalf of Vendor-1 for the ESU-related Material Contracts identified in
Column A;
- CO-CONSPIRATOR A, either directly or indirectly, instructed MOSIMAN
regarding how much to quote for those contracts based on information not available to other
bidders; and
- MOSIMAN submitted quotes on behalf of Vendor-1 for those contracts
based on CO-CONSPIRATOR A's instructions:
| A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
| Contract # |
Award
Amount |
Product(s) |
Date of
Final
Quote by
Vendor-1 |
Invoice
Date |
Date that
Navy's
Payment of
Award Amount
was credited to
Vendor-1's
Monarch Bank
Account |
| N62793-04-M-P269 |
$8,384.00 |
16 Spring
Rollers;
32
Bushings |
8/3/2004 |
8/23/2004 |
9/2/2004 |
| 4243-LR51, 52 |
$894.00 |
4 Clevises;
4 Pins |
8/25/2004 |
9/1/2004 |
9/2/2004
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| N62793-04-M-P297 |
$2,766.96 |
12 Guide
Rollers;
12 Pins |
8/31/2004 |
9/23/2004 |
2/25/2005
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| N62793-04-M-P325 |
$50,087.00
(final quote
for universal
joints:
$39,495.00)
(quote for
spring rollers
and
bushings:
$10,592.00) |
150
Universal
Joints;
16 Spring
Rollers and
32
Bushings |
9/16/2004 |
10/1/2004 |
10/12/2004
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| N62793-04-M-P342 |
$52,500.00 |
150 Filler
Tracks |
9/24/2004 |
11/9/2004 |
12/13/2004
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| N62793-04-M-P346 |
$52,500.00 |
150 Filler
Tracks |
9/24/2004 |
1/26/2005 |
3/9/2005
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- On or about the dates listed in column E of the chart in paragraph 8(b), MOSIMAN
created invoices that he submitted to the Navy to collect payments for the ESU-related Material
Contracts identified in Column A; and
- On or about the dates listed in Column F of the chart in paragraph 8(b), funds were
transferred on behalf of the Navy to Vendor-1's Monarch Bank Account in payment for the
materials Vendor-1 sold to the Navy pursuant to the ESU-related Materials Contracts identified in
Column A.
V. JURISDICTION AND VENUE
9. The charged conspiracy was formed and carried out, at least in part, within the Eastern
District of Virginia within the five years preceding the filing of this Criminal Information.
(All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.)
Dated: 04/03/09
_______________/s/________________
Scott D. Hammond
Acting Assistant Attorney General
_______________/s/________________
Marc Siegel
Director of Criminal Enforcement
Antitrust Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Dana J. Boente
Acting United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of Virginia
By:_______________/s/________________
Stephen W. Haynie
Assistant United States Attorney
VSB # 30721
United States Attorneys Office
101 W. Main Street, Suite 8000
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone (757) 441-6331
Fax (757) 441-3205
steve.haynie@usdoj.gov
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_______________/s/________________
Robert E. Connolly
Chief, Philadelphia Office
_______________/s/________________
Jeffrey C. Parker
Timothy Bridgeford
Richard S. Rosenberg
Attorneys, Antitrust Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Philadelphia Office
The Curtis Center, Suite 650W
170 S. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-597-7401
jeffrey.parker@usdoj.gov
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